Lead Node.js Engineer

In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of cloud-native integration solutions for enterprise manufacturing systems. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Solution Architects, Site IT teams, and distributed engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and high-quality backend services on AWS.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll contribute to architecture, mentor engineers, perform design and code reviews, and help shape the technical direction of the platform.

What You'll Do

• Design scalable cloud-native backend architectures using Node.js and AWS.
• Lead the implementation of enterprise integration solutions based on microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and best practices.
• Review solution designs, code, APIs, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, architects, Site IT teams, and offshore development teams.
• Translate business and manufacturing integration requirements into reliable technical solutions.
• Guide engineering teams through implementation and technical challenges.
• Support project planning, effort estimation, and technical risk assessment.
• Ensure security, scalability, maintainability, and compliance across integration solutions.
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex architectural challenges.

Must-Have Skills !!!

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js backend development.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams or acting as a Technical Lead.
• Deep understanding of backend architecture and software design principles.
• Strong AWS experience, including cloud-native services.
• Experience with:
• Microservices
• Event-driven architecture
• REST APIs
• Amazon SQS
• Serverless architectures
• Kubernetes
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Experience designing secure, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
• CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions or similar).
• Strong communication skills and experience working with distributed international teams.
• Fluent English.

Nice to Have

• Manufacturing or Industrial IT experience.
• OT/IT integration knowledge.
• AWS IoT Greengrass.
• Linux administration.
• Experience working in regulated environments (GxP).
• Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences background.

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• AWS
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• Amazon SQS
• Microservices
• Serverless
• REST APIs
• Event-driven Architecture
• GitHub Actions / CI/CD